By ERIN BONSTEEL
In the national expectations game, we have seemingly gone from the Fosbury Flop to a round of lame limbo, which begs the question, “How low can you go?”
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By JOHN DAVID EDEN
Ready or not here comes Baby New Year, and with a “change” like this, there’s usually a diaper involved somehow…
By LARRY WILKE
On this New Year’s Day, maybe we should take a look at the year that wasn’t, which was based on the worst move of the year before, and what may lie ahead in 2010.
The “lost” year of 2009 was precipitated by the worst move of 2008, which was the nomination of John McCain. The McCain nomination was the Republican answer to “playing for a tie,” “liberal lite” or “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.” McCain would have had to deal with the liberal House and Senate and as a “maverick.” He might have ended up bending where he shouldn’t have. There were enough liberals in both Houses for the liberals to continue with their “Target America First” and their “Contract ON America” programs virtually unimpeded.
